The Raiders' 2013 opponents went 120-136-0 in 2012 for a .469 win percentage. (USA TODAY IMAGES)

A 4-12 season has its, um, rewards, no?

The chance to coach in the Senior Bowl. The No. 3 overall draft pick. And, as it turns out, the fourth "easiest" schedule in the NFL for 2013.

At least, that's what the .469 combined winning percentage of the Raiders' opponents next season, as compiled by NFL.com, tells us. Really, though, it has less to do with rewarding Oakland than it does with how weak the AFC West was last season and how, for example, the 13-3 Denver Broncos have the league's easiest schedule next year, by virtue of their opponents' combined .430 winning percentage in 2012.

Six games come against the AFC West. Because while Denver won 13 games, the San Diego Chargers, Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs combined to go just 13-35.

And while the exact schedule will not be released until April, the Raiders already know they will travel to Houston (12-4), Indianapolis (11-5), the New York Giants (9-7), Dallas (8-8), and the New York Jets (6-10), as well as Denver (13-3), San Diego (7-9) and Kansas City (2-14), and play host to Washington (10-6), Pittsburgh (8-8), Tennessee (6-10), Philadelphia (4-12) and Jacksonville (2-14), plus the Broncos, Chargers and Chiefs.

Following, then, per NFL.com, is every team's strength of schedule for 2013, based on their opponents' combined record and winning percentage from 2012: